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title: HMS Investigator
author: user:I@n
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15076/hms-investigator/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# HMS Investigator

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## Image File

[![HMS Investigator](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15076.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15076.jpg)

## Image Caption

An etching by Australian maritime historian Geoffrey Ingleton (1908-1998) from 1937 and showing the HMS Investigator. The Investigator was commanded by [Matthew Flinders](https://www.worldhistory.org/Matthew_Flinders/) (1774-1814) and circumnavigated New Holland (Australia) in 1801-1803.

## Cite This Work

### APA
user:I@n. (2021, December 31). HMS Investigator. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15076/hms-investigator/>
### Chicago
user:I@n. "HMS Investigator." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 31, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15076/hms-investigator/>.
### MLA
user:I@n. "HMS Investigator." *World History Encyclopedia*, 31 Dec 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15076/hms-investigator/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Investigator.jpg) by [**user:I@n**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Investigator.jpg). Submitted by [Kim Martins](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/kim.martins/ "User Page: Kim Martins"), published on 31 December 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.